Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit…
That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world’s sounds.
Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it…
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.
You love your family, but not your neighbor. You love your parents, but not others’ parents. You love your religion, but not all religions. You love your country, but not all countries. This is not true love, it is limited love. Transformation of limited love into divine love is the goal of spirituality.
